Designation
Principal Scientist, Economic Botany
Educational qualification
M.Sc & Ph.D (Botany)
Division
Crop Improvement
Contact Address
Indian Institute of Oilseeds Research,
Rajendranagar, Hyderabad,
Andhra Pradesh, India- 500030
Tel No
040-24598115
E-mail
n.mukta@icar.gov.in
nmukta@yahoo.com
Projects completed
Institute
- Project Leader for project DOR 108 entitled ‘Collection, evaluation, characterization and utilization of non-traditional oilseed crops’ from 1994 to 2002
- Project Leader for sub project DOR 102-1 entitled ‘Collection, evaluation, maintenance, characterisation and utilization of safflower germplasm’ Phase-I from 2001 to 2009
- Co-Principal Investigator for project 104-4 entitled ‘Development of crop knowledge model for safflower’ from 2009-2015
- Principal Investigator for project DOR 102-1 entitled ‘Collection, evaluation, characterization and utilization of safflower germplasm’ Phase-II from 2009-2015
- Co-Principal Investigator for project 107-12 entitled ‘Development of Safflower Core Subset based on Different Descriptors’ from 2010-2015
- Co-Principal Investigator for project ‘Biochemical Characterisation of Sunflower, Safflower and Castor Genotypes Variability for Quality Parameters’ from 2011-2016
- Co-Principal Investigator for project entitled ‘Improvement of Oil Content in Safflower’ from 2012-2017
- Co-Principal Investigator for project 105-12 entitled ‘Identification of potential sources of resistance to various biotic stresses and understanding the mechanism of resistance in safflower’ from 2015-2019
Externally funded
- Co-CCPI for safflower germplasm activities under project on ‘Sustainable management of Plant Biodiversity’ in the mission mode under NATP’ from 2001 to 2004
- Nodal Officer for DUS testing for DOR under the Central Sector Scheme for ‘Implementation of legislation on Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Protection’ from 2001-2008
- Principal Investigator for DOR centre for ‘Adhoc Network Project on Tree Borne Oilseeds’ as from April 2005 to June 2008
- Nodal PGR Scientist for Consortium Research Platform on Agrobiodiversity - Component I for Safflower from 2014-2017.
On-going Projects
Institute
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Co-Principal Investigator for project 102-7 entitled ‘Exploitation of safflower genetic resources for development of superior breeding lines with high oil yield and adaptation to stresses since 2015
- Co-Principal Investigator for project 105-12 entitled ‘Identification of potential sources of resistance to various biotic stresses and understanding the mechanism of resistance in safflower since 2015
- Co-Principal Investigator for project 107-16 entitled ‘ICT mediated knowledge management and dissemination in different oilseed crops since 2015
Externally funded
- Lead Centre Principal Investigator for DUS testing centre at ICAR-IIOR under the ‘Central Sector Scheme for ‘Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Authority’ since 2009
Trainings undertaken (National & International)
- Training programme on ‘Plant genetic resources and seeds: policies, conservation and use’ organised by Wageningen International and the Centre for Genetic Resources, the Netherlands in cooperation with the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation at Chennai and Jeypore from 5 – 23 October, 2009
- International Training program on ‘Plant Variety Protection and DUS Testing for Indian Experts’ at National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB), Cambridge, U.K. from 28th June to 9th July, 2010 under the HRD program of the ICAR National Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP)
- Training programme on ‘Data analysis using SAS’ at National Academy for Agricultural Research Management, Hyderabad from 17-23 August, 2011
- Training programme on Management development Programme on Leadership development (a pre-RMP Programme) at ICAR-National Academy of Agricultural Research Management (NAARM), Hyderabad from 30 Nov.2015 to 11 Dec.2015
Recent Publications (best papers in past 5 years )
- Usha Kiran, B., Mukta, N., Kadirvel, P., Alivelu, K., Senthilvel, S., Kishore, P. and K. S. Varaprasad, K. S. 2015. Genetic diversity of safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) germplasm as revealed by SSR markers. Plant Genetic Resources: Characterization and Utilization; 1-11. doi:10.1017/S1479262115000295
- Kadirvel, P., Ravi, D., Mukta, N., Montoya-Coronado, M.C.L., Ghuge S.B., Singh, J., Singh, V., Shinde, S.K., Deshmukh, S.N., Yadav, P. and Varaprasad, K.S. 2016. Genetic distinctiveness of safflower cultivars of India and Mexico as revealed by SSR markers. Plant Genetic Resources; 1–14 doi:10.1017/S1479262116000186
- Kadirvel, P., Yadav, P., Mukta, N. 2017. Oil quality of exotic safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) cultivars in India. Journal of Oilseeds Research, 34(1): 76-80
- Saisanthosh, K., Joseph Raju, T., Kadirvel, P., Keshavalu, K., Razia Sultana, Yadav P. and Mukta, N. 2018. Correlations among seed traits: implications for breeding high oil yield in safflower. Journal of Oilseeds Research, 35 (1): 13-19
- Padmavathi, P., Ratnakumar, P., Kadirvel, P., Mukta, N. and Yadav, P. 2019. Performance of five Mexican safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) varieties/breeding lines under Indian conditions. Journal of Oilseeds Research 36 (1): 66-69
- Ramya, K.T., Mukta, N., Jawahar Lal, J., Kumaraswamy, H.H. and Ranganatha, A.R.G. 2019. A novel, low-cost and throughput selfing technique in sesame. Journal of Oilseeds Research 36 (2): 121-125
- Usha Kiran, B., Mobeen Shaik, Kadirvel, P., Mukta, N. and Senthilvel, S. 2019. Development and characterization of microsatellite markers from enriched genomic libraries in safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.). Research Journal of Biotechnology 14 (12): 71-87
Area of expertise
- Collection, characterization, evaluation and maintenance of plant genetic resources
- DUS testing for sunflower, castor and safflower and implementation of PPV&FR Act, 2001
Awards and recognition
- Awarded Fellow of Indian Society of Oilseeds Research (ISOR),
- Awarded the Nuffic Fellowship under Netherlands Fellowship Programmes (NFP) for attending the Training programme on ‘Plant genetic resources and seeds: policies, conservation and use’ organised by Wageningen International and the Centre for Genetic Resources, the Netherlands in cooperation with the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation at Chennai and Jeypore from 5-23 October, 2009
- Received Best Poster Award for the poster ‘Collection, evaluation and conservation of tree borne oilseeds’ by N. Mukta presented at the National symposium on ‘Tree improvement for Sustainable Forestry’ sponsored by ICFRE, MOEF organized by Department of Forestry, JNKVV, Jabalpur from 4th to 6th November, 2006
- Second Best Poster Award for the poster on ‘Collection and identification of potential tree borne oilseeds germplasm in Andhra Pradesh’ by N. Mukta, I.Y.L.N. Murthy and G. Nagaraj presented at National Symposium on ‘Vegetable Oils Scenario : Approaches to meet the growing demands’ organized by Indian Society of Oilseeds Research, Hyderabad from January 29-31, 2009
- Third Best Poster Award was received for the poster on ‘Variability for essential DUS characteristics in released varieties and hybrids of castor, Ricinus communis L.’ by N. Mukta, C. Lavanya and A. Praveen Reddy presented the at the National Symposium on ‘Research and Development in castor: Present status and future strategies, organized by Indian Society of Oilseeds Research, Hyderabad from October 22-23, 2010 at Hyderabad
- Institute Best Research Paper Award, 2011 as co-author for the research paper Lavanya, C., Murthy, I.Y.L.N., Nagaraj G. and Mukta, N. 2012. Prospects of castor (Ricinus communis L.) genotypes for biodiesel production in India. Biomass and Bioenergy, 39, April 2012, 204-209. (2012), doi:10.1016/j.biombioe.2012.01.008
- Institute Best Research Paper Award, 2015 as co-author for the research paper B. Usha Kiran, N. Mukta, P. Kadirvel, K. Alivelu, S. Senthilvel, P. Kishore and K. S. Varaprasad 2015. Genetic diversity of safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) germplasm as revealed by SSR markers. Plant Genetic Resources: Characterization and Utilization; 1–11. doi:10.1017/S1479262115000295
Any other relevant information
- Deputed by Indian Council of Agricultural Research to attend the International Training program on ‘Plant Variety Protection and DUS Testing for Indian Experts’ at National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB), Cambridge, U.K. from 28th June to 9th July, 2010 under the HRD program of the ICAR National Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP)
- Life member of Indian Society of Oilseeds Research, Indian Society of Plant Genetic Resources and Indian Society of Agroforestry
- Principal Investigator for AICRP(Safflower)
- Convener of Institute Germplasm Identification Committee (IGIC) of ICAR-IIOR, Hyderabad
- Developed National Guidelines for the Conduct of Tests for Distinctivness, Uniformity and Stability for castor, sunflower and safflower under the guidance of the ICAR Core Committee and Task force-2 of PPV&FRA
- Presented Lead Paper on Global strategies for safflower germplasm resource management at the 8th International Safflower Conference on ‘Safflower Research and development in the world: Status and Strategies’ organized by Indian Society of Oilseeds Research, Hyderabad from January 19- 23, 2012 at Hyderabad